Born in Hertfordshire in England, she studied Zoology at London University and then later in life began her formal training as a couples counselor in Cambridge, England, obtaining a Graduate Certificate in Marital and Couples Counseling. She then went on to obtain a Relate Post Graduate Diploma in Couples Therapy, validated by the University of East London. Her continuing professional development has included further study in domestic violence and extramarital affairs..
“My clients often come in feeling nervous and apprehensive, but once we have met a few times, they can even start to enjoy it. At the end of the day, it’s a brave move to come to Therapy, but for almost everyone, it’s one of the best moves they have made.”
Trina Dolenz
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Do you want to create a richer connection with your
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Feeling like you aren’t getting what you want in bed
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Fees are $175 per hour. I do not accept insurance, meaning I am not “in-network” with any health plans.
However, many of my clients submit claims to their out-of-network health insurance and receive 40-60% reimbursement.
Zoom, Skype and Facetime sessions are available.
Phone: 202-270-3937
Opening Hours: 9.00pm – 6.30pm Tuesday and Thursday
If appointments are rescheduled there is no additional charge – and no problem. Should you fail to turn up for an appointment without prior warning (24 hours notice) then you would be charged for that appointment.
There are some areas of our lives that we feel we would like to improve but we just don’t seem to be able to make the necessary changes. No matter how hard we try, we seem to remain stuck in the same groove.
By coming to couples therapy you can express and identify your feelings, values and expectations, and gain assistance with communication and problem solving by looking at new options, possibilities and perspectives with a non judgmental, experienced and caring therapist.
You can Increase your understanding of underlying problems as well as more obvious difficulties between yourself and your partner, reduce the power of disappointments and hurts, both past and present, and open a way to greater fulfillment in your life, both as part of a couple and as an individual.
For couples seeking premarital or pre-commitment therapy, I offer a 4-5 session series where we will explore the reasons you have picked each other, have open discussion about topics that have been difficult to talk about or have been overlooked, identify your individual dynamic and use this understanding to help turn alienating cycles into collaborative ones, now, and in the next stage of your relationship.
Take the Relationship Test
Improve communication and help you get unstuck
Address sexual and intimacy issues such as different levels of desire
Prepare for a long term commitment with pre-commitment / pre-marital therapy
Recover from infidelity or an affair
Navigate major life changes, such as moving in, changing careers, having children, or committing to each other
Learn how to have healthy conflict rather than destructive conflict
Couples often come to therapy polarized by reactivity and power struggles that make them feel increasingly disconnected. Trapped in a stalemate that they are unable to change on their own, they invite the therapist into the intimacy of their struggles, hoping for a new direction. It is the work of the therapist to understand the complex interactions and experience of the couple caught up in stalemate or an ‘impasse’. The therapist’s approach helps to identify the couple’s pattern and investigate and challenge emotional undercurrents that might be fueling and informing their dynamics. In working with couples’ impasses in the here and now, the goal is to help the partners move from being reactive to being more able to discuss, and from a view of themselves as victim and villain to positions of increased responsibility and personal agency. The process of change is facilitated by awareness, behavioral changes and negotiations, and the creation of alternative scripts based on greater empathy and connectedness…
I truly understand the need for a safe, confidential and empathic environment for you to be able to trust your therapist, to be listened to and understood, so you are able to resolve or manage the problems and issues you are having with your partner.
I am a British Couples Therapist specializing in relationship issues.
I can help you with conflict, sexual difficulties, divorce or separation, loss of intimacy, the impact of a new baby or an affair and its aftermath.
The most important factor for picking a therapist is trust. Therapy works when you feel contained, safe and understood, where confidentiality is taken seriously.
You both will feel equally listened to in a non-judgmental environment, allowing you the space to rework your relationship together with my professional guidance.
Couples of all backgrounds are warmly welcomed, including consensually non-monogamous couples, LGBTQIA+ and gender diverse couples.
Couple Counseling is open to everyone aged over 16. Whether you are married, living together, in a same-sex relationship, separated, divorced or single, my confidential service can help you to deal with your relationship difficulties. Google+